Friday, December 09, 2005

Mobile Phone Detects Breast Cancer


I'm wondering if this is just a novelty. Does it have to be used with mobile phone, or can you have an separate device does the same thing. Is mobility really a necessity here?

From BreitBart Israeli mobile phone detects breast cancer

An Israeli psychologist has reportedly developed a radical new technology which would enable an ordinary mobile phone to diagnose breast cancer and various type of heart disease.

By installing new software and adding a basic infrared camera, a mobile phone could be transformed into a highly-effective diagnostic tool, offering far more accurate results than the self-checks many women do themselves, the Haaretz daily reported.

The infrared camera uses two techniques, both of which have proven effective in diagnosing breast cancer: one which analyzes temperature differences in different parts of the breast, while the other analyses oxygen flow to areas of the breast.

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